Tim Goldsmith, Ph.D., is chief clinical officer at Youth Villages, where he directs a staff of clinical specialists who oversee the treatment of more than 23,000 children and youth every year. Youth Villages brings their expertise to you through articles here....
Year: 2017 Articles
From the frontline to the C-Suite, Caroline Hannah leads Youth Villages
When Caroline Hannah took the job with the Youth Villages Intercept, intensive in-home services program in 1995, she saw it as temporary thing. She had her eye on a counseling position at a women’s prison in Middle Tennessee. (Left: Her first ID card.) Instead her...
Youth Villages adds two national board members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Crissy Lintner, Director of Marketing and Communications, Youth Villages 901-251-4832 (office) or 901-461-3139 (cell); crissy.lintner@youthvillages.org MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Aug. 14, 2017) – Youth Villages today announced the addition of...
Years of systemwide reform result in massive turnaround for Tennessee’s child welfare system
High Ground News in Memphis, Tennessee, covered the Brian A. settlement coming to an end, with focus on the YVLifeSet program. Youth Villages played an integral role in helping the state in its efforts of reform over 20 years. Read the full article here.[.$?*|{}()...
Lawler chosen among ‘2017 Power & Influence Top 50’ by NonProfit Times
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Crissy Lintner, Director of Marketing and Communications, Youth Villages 901-251-4832 (office) or 901-461-3139 (cell); crissy.lintner@youthvillages.org MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Aug. 4, 2017) – Youth Villages CEO Patrick W. Lawler was...
State DCS becomes leader in bringing positive change to child welfare systems
Credit: Commercial Appeal Somewhere, maybe still in Memphis, there is a young man who helped change the lives of thousands of foster children across our state. His name is Brian. In 2000, Brian was 9 years old, removed from family for his own safety, placed in state...
YVLifeSet participant hired at Youth Villages, ready to give back
Kristie Wimbush beat all the odds… Only about three percent of young people who experience foster care graduate from university. Kristie received her bachelor’s degree from North Carolina Central University in May of 2016. A year later, she earned a master’s degree in...
Time in with Dr. Tim: Five ways to talk with teens
By Tim Goldsmith, Ph.DWhen children are young, parenting can seem straightforward. We understand what our child needs and can provide for them. But then come the teen years. Our happy child becomes moody, hanging less with family and more with friends, their...
Second Annual KiteTales event a success for former foster youth in North Carolina
Youth Villages North Carolina recently celebrated KiteTales: Stories that Soar, an annual event to support youth aging out of foster care. The second annual event – sponsored by Piedmont Natural Gas – drew more than 130 supporters and raised more than...
Youth Villages’ counselors help teen overcome challenges
By Shayne Dotson Adrian was born in prison and his childhood was a nightmare of abuse. He thought his life would never get better, and the only way to end his suffering was to commit suicide. Finally, he came to Youth Villages for help in one of the...